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DAN SERNS – Bio (August 2009)

• Born 2-19-56 in Escondido, California
• Raised in California, Hawaii, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina in home of Seventh-day Adventist minister

Family:

• Wife-Lois, married August, 1980 (High School Math Teacher)
• Children-Jacob (b.1985), Dustin (b. 1987), Danesa (b.1992)
• Greatest wife and children in the world!
• Hobbies: Family Football, Hiking, Travel, Reading, Water Skiing

Education:

• Graduated from Mount Pisgah Academy, North Carolina
• Attended Southern Adventist University, Tennessee & Newbold College in England
• Graduated in 1979 with a BA in Religion & BA in Business Administration from Pacific Union College, California
• MA Pastoral Ministry, Andrews University Seminary, Berrien Springs, MI, 2009

Experiences:

• Preached first sermon at age fourteen (14)
• Temperance Oration Winner and State Geometry Champion in Academy
• Elected to class and Student Association offices in Academy and College
• Student Missionary in Korea 76-77
• Ordained 1984
• North American Division Teen Ministry Award
• Visited more than 50 countries
• Published in Adventist World, Adventist Review, Insight Magazine, Ministry Magazine, Several Union papers

Ministry Experience:

Texas Conference

• 1979-82    Founded and directed BIESDA Language Programs, teaching English conversation and Bible along the Texas-Mexico border, a community service and evangelistic project of the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists; Operated BIESDA Summer Camp summers 80-82; Over 60 student missionaries served at BIESDA; over 70 people baptized through its ministry
• 82-84    Pastor of Brownsville, Texas English Seventh-day Adventist church while continuing as BIESDA Director, Laid groundwork to start church school, Baptized 68 people
• 84-89    Youth Director of Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists; Began yearly Pathfinder Leadership Training & Camporees; Built Pathfinder organization from 524 in 26 clubs to over 2,000 in 86 clubs; Conducted yearly area youth rallies; Initiated Adventist Mission Teams to Belize & Mexico, involving over 2,000 people in 48 projects over the next ten years
• 89-91    Church Ministries Director while continuing as Youth Director of Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists; Initiated annual area Church Officers Training Seminars; Initiated Christian Music, ETC
• 91-94    Vice President of Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists with special emphasis on involving youth and young adults in the life and mission of the church; initiated Student Pastor program with Southwestern Adventist University; Youth Discipleship Program; annual Youth Congress; Students on boards & committees
• 94-95    Church Ministries Director of Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists; Initiated area training in six aspects of Outreach

Kansas-Nebraska Conference

• 95-99    Pastor, Chapel Oaks Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kansas City, KS
  • Initiatives- Amazing Facts Bible Classes; Church-wide Visitation program; Splitlog Park Youth Outreach; Capital Stewardship Program; Encouraged Midland Adventist Academy to expand from K-10 to K-12 program
  • Growth- Baptized 60+ people; Planted Kansas City, KS Spanish Church

Upper Columbia Conference

• 99-04    Senior Pastor, Wenatchee, WA District Seventh-day Adventist Churches
  • Initiatives- Sermons on Christian radio & cable TV, Adventist Ambassadors Weekend, Enhanced Nominating Committee & Ministry Placement process; Hosted Wenatchee Youth Challenge Summer Magabook program; Encouraged Homeless Park Ministry; Raised money to build eleven churches in India and provide seven global missions couples for three years; “Adopted” Leavenworth SDA church into Wenatchee district; Coached lay people and youth in conducting evangelistic series.
  • Growth- Planted Abundant Life SDA Church in Wenatchee and added it to the district;  75+ People baptized in district

North Pacific Union Conference

• 04-Present    Ministerial Director/Soul Winning, Global Missions, Church Planting
  • Initiatives- Soul winning training for all Pastors in NPUC, Mission trip groups to India (100 village program), Bolivia (20 sites), Philippines (21 sites) & Dominican Republic (31 sites); “Building Soul-Winning MOMENTUM in the Northwest” Five year plan, Youth Baptismal Sabbath; Monthly e-newsletter; Four Resource & Information Websites- (NPUC.adventistpastors.com,  NPUC Missions, NPUC Changed Lives, NPUC MOMENTUM!)

Evangelism Experiences:

Conducted Evangelistic Campaigns, Revelation Seminars, and/or Weeks of Prayer, in the following locations:

• Belize- Belmopan
• Bolivia- Santa Cruz Plan 3000
• Dominican Republic- Santo Domingo (Piantini Church); San Pedro de Macoris Central
• India (Andhra Pradesh) – Jaggannapeta Ten village program; Eluru Ten village program
• Korea- Seoul; Busan
• Mexico- Monterey; Linares; Doctor Arroyo
• Philippines- Metro Manila (Cabuyao); Lucena; San Pablo City Metro
• Russia- Metalostroi
• Ukraine- Chernovtsy; Khmelnik; Mykolayiv
• USA:
  • Alaska- Anchorage Jr. Academy
  • Idaho- Camp MiVoden; Gem State Academy
  • Kansas- Kansas City (2), Enterprise Academy, Midland Adventist School, Broken Arrow Ranch
  • North Carolina- High Point
  • New Mexico- Sandia View Academy
  • Massachusetts- Southern New England Campmeeting Youth
  • Pennsylvania- Blue Mountain Academy
  • Texas- Brownsville Area (6), Bryan, Burton Academy (2), Cleburne, Crowley, Jefferson Academy, Joshua, Kingsville, Mansfield, Nameless Valley Ranch, Stephenville, Valley Grande Academy
  • Washington- Cascade Christian Academy, Meadow Glade, Sunset Lake Camp, Upper Columbia Academy, Vancouver Area (3), Wenatchee (2)
  • Wisconsin- Wisconsin Academy, Wisconsin Campmeeting Young Adults

Committee Experience:

• Executive Committees- Texas Conference, Kansas-Nebraska Conference, North American Division
• Academy Boards- Valley Grande Academy, Jefferson Academy, Enterprise Academy, Midland Adventist Academy, Cascade Christian Academy
• Other- Seminars Unlimited, Nameless Valley Ranch, Valley Grande Manor Nursing Homes Association, Mid-America Union Church Planting Committee, Upper Columbia Conference Church Planting Committee, Camp MiVoden Development Committee, Texas Conference Association, KS-NE Conference Association, NPUC Presidents’ Council

Passion in Ministry: Leadership Development, Global Missions, Soul-winning, and Family

Favorite Bible Verses: Philippians 3:7-12 and Isaiah 40:31

Contact: Dan.Serns@nw.npuc.org, 360-609-2886, or www.Facebook.com/danserns